Summertime in Kentucky brings toasty days, fun county fairs, fabulous horse shows, and lots of live music! ShelbyKY is abuzz with fun-filled live music events this summer. Find your dancing shoes and add these great concerts, all just 30 minutes from Louisville, to your calendar!

Jammin' at Jeptha featuring Phillip Phillips

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Saturday, August 10 at 6 PM at Jeptha Creed Distillery

Jammin’ at Jeptha is back this summer with great live music, food, games, and craft cocktails at the bar! Music starts at 6 PM with American Idol winner Phillip Phillips shortly following. The fantastic Jeptha Creed Distillery bar will be serving food & drink until 10 PM and local food trucks will be set up to serve delicious fare for all concertgoers. 

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Shelbyville Summer Sound Series

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Saturday, August 10 — Featuring Les Masters Band & The Pretty Goods
Friday, August 30— Featuring Boogie Juice & Louisville Brass and Electric
Saturday, October 5 — Featuring Wicked Sensation & Lampus

This fun and free concert series is hosted at the Shelby County Fair Grounds, the annual home to the Shelbyville Horse Show. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, and grab your friends and family to let's celebrate the summer! $10 VIP tickets are available and guarantee seating directly in front of the stage and close proximity to food and drink stations! Click here for more information.

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Live Music at Talon Winery

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Join Talon Winery every weekend for live music featuring local Kentucky artists while enjoying locally grown and produced wine! Sample the Equestrian wine, which pays homage to Kentucky’s equestrian roots. The picturesque setting of Talon Winery’s Shelbyville location pairs perfectly with the intimate feeling of this back-porch concert.

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Shelby Main Street Summer Concert Series

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July 27 — Featuring Jordan Bentley and the Blacktop Rodeo
August 24
September 14 — Featuring the John Prine Singer/Songwriter Concert

Shelby Main Street knows how to throw a party, and it’s no more evident than with their Summer Concert Series! Three more concerts are set for this summer: Jordan Bentley and the Blacktop Rodeo will perform July 27 from 6–8 PM at Stargazer Plaza, August 24, and the John Prine Singer/Songwriter Concert on September 14 at the Sixth Street plaza.

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Bagdad & Bands

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August 10 — Featuring Megan Stout & Drew Baldridge
September 14 — Featuring Jordan Bentley & Local Kids

Head to the quaint small, rural community of Bagdad, Kentucky for a local’s-favorite concert series, Bagdad & Bands! Two more concert dates are left for this summer: August 10, featuring Megan Stout & Drew Baldridge, and September 14, featuring Jordan Bentley & Local Kids. Don’t miss this free concert, starting at 6 PM on both nights. Food vendors and activities for children are also available!

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Make a day — or night — of it

A group of people with two Saddlebred horses at Kismet Farm, one of Shelby County's premier Saddlebred Horse Farms.What better way to see ShelbyKY than to spend the day — or night! Choose from boutique, charming bed and breakfast inns or familiar, brand-name hotels to rest and recharge for a full day of exploring ShelbyKY.

Visit a Saddlebred horse farm or sample delicious bourbon. Go shopping at Kentucky’s only designer outlet mall or see even more of ShelbyKY’s artistic talents by taking in a show at the Shelby County Community Theatre.

But, whatever you do, don’t go hungry! Enjoy mouth-watering meals at off-the-beaten-path options like B&N Food Market, Carriss’s Grocery, or The Farm Kitchen. For a more traditional Southern-style meal, head to Claudia Sanders Dinner House for fried chicken perfected by Colonel Sanders himself or The Bell House for the best Hot Brown in Kentucky — and you can trust us; we’ve tried nearly all of them. Treat yourself to a nightcap at Last Stop Brewing Company, ShelbyKY’s first microbrewery, or The Barrel Room, a longstanding ShelbyKY nightlife favorite.

Order a visitor guide to start your planning. We can’t wait to see you in ShelbyKY!